From Reuters.com: Sources say the Hong Kong Monetary Authority [HKMA] has formed a new group dedicated to bringing in high-risk alternative investment products to the Exchange Fund portfolio in a bid to boost its investment return… Full article: Source

From FT.com: South Korea’s top financial regulator [the Financial Services Commission] on Monday warned that Korea Development Bank should take a “cautious” approach to buying an overseas bank, following the state-run group’s expression of interest in Lehman Brothers… Full article: Source

From Seekingalpha.com: Temasek, Singapore’s second-largest sovereign wealth fund, [SWF] is certainly doing far better than Singapore exchange-traded funds such as the iShares MSCI Singapore (EWS) that is down almost 17% year-to-date. The lesson is that it pays to play as a big boy with lots of cash and negotiating leverage… Full article: Source

From Reuters.com: Oil-rich Norway is pushing ahead with plans to use part of its $400 billion sovereign wealth fund to invest in renewable energy development, a deputy finance minister said on Monday… Full article: Source